Coat and shirt display form



Aug. 13, 1940. B. oEsTRlc-HER COAT AND SHIRT.DISPLAY FORM Filed Aug. 24, 1939 NVENTOR fierndrd Oesfw'cker' ATTORNEY L Patented Aug. 13, 1940 Application August 24,

9 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful immovements in a display form.

The invention has for an object the construction of article as mentioned which is char- 5 acterized by a form body simulating a torso adapted to display a coat or like garment and having a recessed area at its front extending from the neck and shoulders to the waist and adapted to receive and hold a folded shirt, and a novel means for supporting the folded shirt upon said body.

The invention furthermore proposes the provision of certain elastic bands mounted upon the form body under which portions of the folded shirt may be engaged to constitute said means for holding the folded shirt in position upon the display. in this way the shirt may be displayed to prospective customers.

Still further the invention contemplates the use of an oval neck block adapted to engage into the neck area of the folded shirt to hold the collar thereof in an opened up position so as to better display the shirt.

Still further the invention proposes a novel way for supporting the rear portion of the collar to assist in properly holding the shirt on the display form.

A further object of this invention is to so construct the coat and shirt display form as to have a form body simulating a torso, a strip retaining element on the front of said form body and extending from the neck and shoulder area down across the sides, and acrossthe waist of the form body, and adapted to engage the edges of a folded shirt to display the shirt on the form.

Another object of this invention resides in the construction of a shirt display which is simple and durable and which may be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, ref

erence will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. l is a perspective View of the shirt display form constructed in accordance with this invention.

2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l.

3 is a front elevational view of a coat and .hirt display form with the shirt which is il- .lustrated thereon in Figs. 1 and2, removed.

1939, Serial- No. 291,681

Fig. 4 is a plan View of Fig. 3 looking in the direction of the line' l l thereof.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a'fragmentary perspective View of a 5 portion of the shoulder band used in the display.

Fig. "7 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of a display form constructed in accordance with a modification of this invention.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on thelineii-6 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary elevational view of the shoulder band used in Fig. 7. i l

The coat and shirt display form in accordance with this invention includes a form body It simulating a torso having a flat downwardly inclined neck area i i at the neck portion thereof adapted to display a coat or like garment, and a recessed area 52 at the front extending from the neck and shoulders down to the waist. An elastic waist band l3 extends across the lower portion of the recessed area l2 for holding the bottom section of the folded shirt I' l which is set into the recess 52 for display purposes. An elas-" tic shoulder strap 55 extends across the shoulder portions of the recessed area l2 for holding the shoulders of the folded shirt It. This elastic shoulder strap i5 is composed of two sections namely right hand and left hand sections Et -and 55 9, respectively, see Fig. l. These sections are connected with a central back collar engaging bracket 16.

The collar engaging bracket It is substantially of inverted T-shape. It has a vertical stem [6 which extends upwardly and forwardly as illustrated in Fig. 2, and which may engage beneath the collar W of the shirt to assist in holding the same correctly in position on the form. The col-, lar engaging bracket it also has side arms Ni The band sections E5 and 55 are secured to the side arms it by fastening elements [1. The col ar engaging bracket i6 is also provided with a lateral projecting bottom portion it which nore mally engages into an opening it formed in the back of the form if] to assist in firmly supporting the collar engaging bracket.

The outer ends of the bands l3 and i5 are releasably mounted upon the form It, by the use=.. of bolts and wing nuts 19. The bolts engage through apertures formed in the body It, and the wing nuts threadedly engagethe inner ends of the bolts. Preferably eyelets 2! are mounted upon end portions of the bands 13 and I5 to reinforce the holes through which the bolts l9 pass.

An oval shaped neck block 22 is engaged into the neck area of the shirt l4 and normally rests upon the fiat neck portion H of the form body ID. This oval shaped block assists in holding open the collar of the shirt, to better display it.

The operation of the device may be understood from the following:

In Fig. 1 a folded shirt is shown mounted upon the shirt display form so as to properly display the shirt. If it is desired to remove the shirt from the display it is merely necessary to slip the bottom of the folded shirt [4 upwards and out from beneath the waist band l3. Then the collar M of the shirt may be lifted up from the collar engaging bracket 16. The shirt may now be pulled downwards so that the shoulder portions thereof disengage from the shoulder band I5. The shirt may now be removed and the display'form is now in the condition illustrated in Fig. 3. If it is desired to use the display form to display a jacket or other garment it is merely necessary that the bands l3 and I5 be removed. This is easily accomplished by removing the wing nuts from the bolts 19 and then the bands I3 and I5 may easily be removed.

In Figs. 7 to 9 inclusive 2. modified form of the invention has been disclosed which distinguishes from the prior form especially in the construction of the neck block 22' and in the collar engaging bracket. According to this form of the invention the neck block 22' is provided with several pegs 25 which are slidably mounted on sockets 26 mounted upon the inner face of the block 22. Springs 21 resiliently urge the pegs 25 outwards. The neck area I! of the form body H] is provided with openings 28 into which the pegs 25 may be engaged when there is no shirt on the display form. This is the condition of the parts illustrated in Fig. 8. Then the neck block 22' may be stored on the form and kept until needed. However, when a shirt is displayed on the form, as illustrated in Fig. '7, the pegs 25 will be forced inwards by the material I4 of the shirt which engages across the openings 28. These pegs 25 do not interfere with the proper positioning of the shirt on the form. They are now retracted and inoperative.

The collar engaging bracket in this form of the invention comprises a strip of material l6 to the ends of which the elastic shoulder band sections l5 and [5 are secured by fastening elements IT. The strip NS is provided with a projecting portion I6 which engages into the opening l8 and the form body H] toassist in properly holding the collar engaging bracket in position.

A vertically extending strip IG is hingedly mounted by a pintle rivet 30 to the bottom outside edge of the strip IB A spring 3| is coaxially mounted on the pintle rivet 3H and acts to normally urge the vertical extending strips lfi towards and against the horizontal strip l6 A screw 32 threadedly engages through a portion of the vertical strip l6 and abuts the strip lfi by which the strip IB may be held in various adjusted positions angularly spaced from the strip I6, about the pintle 30 as a pivot. An extension strip IG is hingedly mounted on the top edge of the strip [6 by a pintle bolt 34. This bolt is provided with wing clamp nut 35 by which it may be loosened or tightly clamped in position. It is possible to loosen the wing nut 35 and change the angle between the extension strips m and the strip l6, as for example indicated by the dot and dash lines in Fig. 7.

The shirt collar I 4 is adapted to be engaged over the extension strip IB This strip may be properly positioned forwards or rearwards so as to properly hold the collar of the shirt upon the fiat neck engaging portion ll of the form II]. If the collar of the shirt is larger, then the strips 16 must be set further rearwards than if the collar I4 of the shirt is of a smaller size. In this Way it is possible to correctly place the front of the collar of the shirt upon the flat collar or neck engaging area H of the form, so that the points of the collar are properly displayed.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. A coat and shirt display form, comprising a form body simulating the torso and having a flat downwardly inclined neck area at the neck portion and a recessed area at the front from the neck and shoulders to the waist, an elastic waist band across the lower portion of said recessed area for holding the bottom section of a folded shirt set into said recess, an elastic shoulder band obliquely across the shoulder portions of said recessed area for holding the shoulders of said folded shirt, and a collar engaging bracketmounted on the rear of said shoulder band for engaging into the back of the collar of said shirt for supporting same.

2. A coat and shirt display form, comprising a form body simulating the torso and having a flat downwardly inclined neck area at the neck portion and a recessed area at the front from the neck and shoulders to the waist, an elastic waist band across the lower portion of said recessed area for holding the bottom section of a folded shirt set into said recess, an elastic shoulder band obliquely across the shoulder portions of said recessed area for holding the shoulders of said folded shirt, and a collar engaging bracket mounted on the rear of said shoulder I band for engaging into the back of the collar of said shirt for supporting same, said elastic bands being removable from said form body.

3. A coat and shirt display form, comprising a form body simulating the torso and having a flat downwardly inclined neck area at the neck portion and a recessed area at the front from the neck and shoulders to the waist, an elastic waist band across the lower portion of said recessed area for holding the bottom section of a folded shirt set into said recess, an elastic shoulder band obliquely across the shoulder portions of said recessed area for holding the shoulders of said folded shirt, and a collar engaging bracket mounted on the rear of said shoulder band for engaging into the back of the collar of said shirt for supporting same, said elastic bands being removable from said form body, the ends of each band being removably held by bolts engaging therethrough and through the form, and nuts removably mounted on the inner end of said bolts.

4. A coat and shirt display form, comprising a form body simulating the torso and having a fiat downwardly inclined neck area at the neck portion and a recessed area at the front from the neck and shoulders to the waist, an elastic waist band across the lower portion of said recessed area for holding the bottom section of a folded shirt set into said recess, an elastic shoulder band obliquely across the shoulder portions of said recessed area for holding the shoulders of said folded shirt, and a collar engaging bracket mounted on the rear of said shoulder band for engaging into the back of the collar of said shirt for supporting same, said collar engaging bracket being in the form of the letter T turned upside down with the arms thereof connected with side sections of said shoulder band.

5. A coat and shirt display form, comprising a form body simulating the torso and having a fiat downwardly inclined neck area at the neck portion and a recessed area at the front from the neck and shoulders to the waist, an elastic waist band across the lower portion of said recessed area for holding the bottom section of a folded shirt set into said recess, an elastic shoulder band obliquely across the shoulder portions of said recessed area for holding the shoulders of said folded shirt, and a collar engaging bracket mounted on the rear of said shoulder band for engaging into the back of the collar of said shirt for supporting same, said collar engaging bracket being in the form of the letter T turned upside down with the arms thereof connected with side sections of said shoulder band, and the stem thereof adapted to engage upwards into the back of the collar of said shirt.

6. A coat and shirt display form, comprising a form body simulating the torso and having a flat downwardly inclined neck area at the neck portion and a recessed area at the front from the neck and shoulders to the waist, an elastic waist band across the lower portion of saidrecessed area for holding the bottom section of a folded shirt set into said recess, an elastic shoulder band obliquely across the shoulder portions of said recessed area for holding the shoulders of said folded shirt, a collar engaging bracket mounted on the rear of said shoulder band for engaging into the back of the collar of said shirt for supporting same, and an oval block for engaging into the neck area of said shirt and rested on the flat neck portion of said form body.

7. A coat and shirt display form, comprising a form body simulating the torso and having a hat downwardly inclined neck area at the neck portion and a recessed area at the front from the neck and shoulders to the waist, an elastic band across the lower portion of said recessed area for holding the bottom section of a folded shirt set into said recess, an elastic shoulder band obliquely across the shoulder portion of said recessed area for holding the shoulders of said folded shirt, a collar engaging bracket mounted on the rear of said shoulder band for engaging into the back of the collar of said shirt for supporting same, and an oval block for engaging into the neck area of said shirt and rested on the flat neck portion of said form body, and resiliently mounted pegs extending from the bottom of said block and engageable into receiving openings in the form body when there is no shirt display on the body so that the block may be rested in position on the form body.

8. A coat and shirt display form, comprising a form body misulating the torso and having a fiat downwardly inclined neck area at the neck portion and a recessed area at the front from the neck and shoulders to the waist, an elastic waist band across the lower portion of said recessed area for holding the bottom section of a folded shirt set into said recess, an elastic shoulder band obliquely across the shoulder portions of said recessed area for holding the shoulders of said folded shirt, and a collar engaging bracket mounted on the rear of said shoulder band for engaging into the back of the collar of said shirt for supporting same, comprising a strip having a projection engaging an opening in said form body, said shoulder band being composed.

of band sections connected with the ends of said strip, a vertical strip hingedly mounted on said strip and extending upwards, means for holding said vertical strip in various positions, and an extension strip on the top end of said vertical strip for engaging into the collar of said shirt.

9. A coat and shirt display form, comprising a form body simulating the torso and having a fiat downwardly inclined neck area at the neck portion and a recessed area at the front from the neck and shoulders to the waist, an elastic Waist band across the lower portion of said recessed area for holding the bottom section of a folded shirt set into said recess, an elastic shoulder band obliquely across the shoulder portions of said recessed area for holding the shoulders of said folded shirt, and a collar engaging bracket mounted on the rear of said shoulder band for engaging into the back of the collar of said shirt for supporting same, comprising a strip having a projection engaging an opening in said form body, said shoulder band being composed of band sections connected with the ends of said strip, a vertical strip hingedly mounted on said strip and extending'upwards, means for holding said vertical strip in various positions, and an extension strip on the top end of said vertical strip for engaging into the collar of said shirt, and means for holding said extension strip in various positions relative to said vertical strip.

BERNARD OESTRICHER. 

